Line of Duty's Vicky McClure's choir to help dementia sufferers was inspired by memory of how music helped her nan
It has become one of Britain’s biggest dramas. But just as the thriller grew in popularity, Iris gradually declined and she died of her dementia, aged 79, in 2015.
“Martin and Adi watched a very rough cut when we were in Belfast filming. They are my mates and they are just very proud.”to bring the singers together, and provide some inspiration for the 850,000 people in the UK who have dementia.The BBC is already in talks to create an entire series on the subject, which could also be fronted by Vickyfamily membersIn one heartbreaking part of the documentary, we see old footage of her in a confused state, believing she is a 14-year-old girl again.
But she also met Dan Bradbury, a 32-year-old musician who was diagnosed with a rare form of inherited Alzheimer’s a year ago — one which killed his father by the age of 36. Medics only expectIt is a particularly cruel blow because Dan and his wife Jordan have two-year-old twins, Jasper and Lola.The family’s plight is an urgent reminder of why developing new treatments for dementia is so important.
The BBC is already in talks to create an entire series, which could also be fronted by Vicky. She insists there is so much more to explore on the subject. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal, and mixed dementia, where there is more than one type going on.
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